Purple ZR-1 Road Trip to Yellowstone and the Pacific Northwest

[efnfast]

Jim, how are you, Lyndi and the purple Z doing at 2 miles above sea level?

[PhillipsLT5]

As usual AWESOME Pics, unlike performance at 12,000 foot, 1 reason road in good shape, closed for winter, onto Golden for tasting at Coors?

[QB93Z]

Lyndi and I have done OK at these elevations. We have been above 7,000 feet most of the time for the last 11 days. We didn't do any strenuous hikes, though. The ZR-1 has been running fine. It pulled well on the long up grades.

Jim

[QB93Z]

On Wednesday, we left Estes Park, CO and began our trip home to Maryland. We drove east on US-34 through the Big Thompson River Canyon. If you are ever driving around the Estes Park area, I highly recommend US-34. It is about 20 miles along the river in a deep rock-wall canyon. We were greeted by two female Big Horn Sheep grazing on the roadside:






We turned north on I-25 and entered Wyoming:




As we approached Cheyenne, we saw some camels grazing in a field. We later learned that Camels were indigenous to the Wyoming area 14 million years ago.




We had a good time seeing the sights in Cheyenne. The Union Pacific Railroad Depot has been beautifully restored and is now a visitor center and a museum:




In Holiday Park, I got my picture with Union Pacific Locomotive 4004. This massive steam engine is one on eight surviving "Big Boys" that the UP had built starting in 1941:



to be continued....

[QB93Z]

We left Cheyenne and drove east on I-80:



The speed limit on I-80 is 80 mph:




So, my logical question is, what should the speed limit be on I-95 on the east coast? Just saying.



We crossed into Nebraska and the terrain changed to the first flat prairie we have seen in about 4 weeks:




We drove to North Platte, Nebraska and found a special version of the Sinclair Gas green dinos. This one had a saddle:



Jim

[RIP]

Thanks for taking us along, enjoyed it immensely. It's a beautiful country we live in.

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

Hello from Westminster, Maryland. Lyndi and I have arrived home. The Northwest trip was a great success.

32 days
9,751 miles
20 states
10 National Parks
3 National Monuments
4 State Parks
32,977 photographs

A life time of wonderful memories and a lot of places to visit again.

Jim

Glad to see you made it back in good shape Jim

Your Trip Documentations (and there are several) are ALL of PROFESSIONAL Quality and a BIG thanks to Lyndi for the professional photography

Simply put......SUPER STUFF and just like being with you along the way...appreciate that Jim

[Paul Workman]

Congratz on another wonderful adventure, and thanks especially for taking us along once again.

Many thanks to you and Lyndi!

[C4Ray]

Jim: What was your favorite place? Favorite city, or area? If you could move to another area of the U.S., where would it be?

[93 Vette]

Congratulations Jim and welcome home!

Matt